FBR Capital Remains Bullish on Chicos FAS (CHS) Following 2Q EPS Beat
- Japan's Nikkei posts biggest point gain for fiscal year
- Citi downgrades tech stocks as its flagship indicator signals 'euphoria' levels
- UBS sees 5 warnings signals on semiconductor chip stocks
- 2 reasons why Tesla stock fell on Thursday
- US consumer sentiment tops estimates in March to hit nearly 3-yr high, UMich says
- AMC Entertainment (AMC) enters into an equity distribution agreement
- Kerrisdale Capital is short Microstrategy (MSTR), long bitcoin
- AMC Entertainment (AMC) Enters $250M ATM Agreement
- Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Files for $300M Share Offering, 160M Share Offering by Selling Stockholders
- Home Depot (HD) to Acquire SRS Distribution for $18.25B EV
Mizuho Securities Raises Price Target on Chicos FAS (CHS) to $15 Following 2Q
August 31, 2016 2:35 PM EDTMizuho Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Chico's, Inc. (NYSE: CHS), and raised the price target to $15.00 (from $13.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. CHS reported OpEPS of $0.25 came in ahead of the Streets $0.23 estimate. Mizuho increased 3Q EPS estimates to $0.13 from $0.10 and... More
Stifel Remains Neutral on Chicos (CHS) Post-Q2 Report; Sees New Merchandising Strategy as Positive
August 31, 2016 2:32 PM EDTStifel affirms Chicos FAS (NYSE: CHS) with a Hold rating following Q2 results and outlook issued on Tuesday night.
Analyst Richard Jaffe offered the following key points on Chicos today:
New Cost Reduction Initiatives Announced The company announced an organizational redesign which is expected to generate $25 million in annualized savings. The redesign clarified roles, responsibilities and processes across the brands and shared services center. New positions were created in digital and business analytics, while the company reduced corporate and field leadership headcount by 200 or 13% to create a flatter organization. Additionally, Cynthia... MoreUnusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 8/31: (SPU) (MTRX) (SINO) Higher; (ATOS) (HEB) (AVAV) Lower
August 31, 2016 12:57 PM EDTSkyPeople Fruit Juice (Nasdaq: SPU) 31.5% HIGHER; speculation that GeoInvesting is positive on the stock and has a price target of $25.
Atossa Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATOS) 27.8% LOWER; announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,150,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $2.50 per share. The gross proceeds to Atossa Genetics, Inc., from this offering are expected to be approximately $2,875,000, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses.
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE:... More
Pre-Open Stock Movers 08/31: (CHS) (ININ) (VEEV) Higher; (AVAV) (PANW) (HRB) Lower (more...)
August 31, 2016 9:30 AM EDTToday's After-Hours Movers
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) 12.8% LOWER; reported Q1 EPS of ($0.51), may not compare to the analyst estimate of ($0.17). Revenue for the quarter came in at $36.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $37.81 million.
Piper Jaffray Raises Price Target on Chicos FAS (CHS) to $14 Following 2Q Beat
August 31, 2016 7:47 AM EDTPiper Jaffray reiterated an Overweight rating on Chico's, Inc. (NYSE: CHS), and raised the price target to $14.00 (from $13.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. CHS reported EPS of $0.25 vs. the consensus estimate of $0.22. Comps came in at -3.1% compared to the consensus of -3.9%.... More
Option volume flows
August 31, 2016 5:18 AM EDTStocks and options expected to have increasing volume: HRB GOOG PANW MON BOX CHS CTRP FIVE LULU VEEV
Options with increasing call volume on August 30; CIA LXK AGU RIGL DSW KMT GEO WRK CHS
Options with increasing put volume on August 30; CHS GEO GES ANF IMPV TTWO HSY SDRL JNK MNK
... MoreAfter-Hours Stock Movers 08/30: (VEEV) (GSAT) (NCS) Higher; (AVAV) (MDCO) (HRB) (PANW) Lower (more...)
August 30, 2016 5:44 PM EDTToday's After-Hours Movers
AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) 13.3% LOWER; reported Q1 EPS of ($0.51), may not compare to the analyst estimate of ($0.17). Revenue for the quarter came in at $36.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $37.81 million.
The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO) 8% LOWER; provided an update on its clinical dyslipidemia research programs for MDCO-216 (which contains APoA-1 Milano) and PCSK9si (PCSK9 synthesis inhibitor). MDCO-216. A planned, interim analysis of the first 40 randomized patients completing treatment in the MILANO-PILOT... More
Chicos FAS (CHS) Tops Q2 EPS by 3c
August 30, 2016 5:26 PM EDTChicos FAS (NYSE: CHS) reported Q2 EPS of $0.25, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.22. Revenue for the quarter came in at $635.7 million versus the consensus estimate of $632.49 million.
Comparable Sales
... MoreTrading Radar for 08/31: salesforce.com (CRM), Box (BOX), Ctrip (CTRP), Brown-Forman (BF-A) Report
August 30, 2016 2:56 PM EDTThe Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:
Before Markets Open:
Economics:
8:15am EDT
Earnings:
Chico's (CHS) volatility increases into Q2 and outlook
August 30, 2016 8:53 AM EDTChicos FAS (NYSE: CHS) September call option implied volatility is at 62, October is at 46; compared to its 52-week range of 27 to 63 into the expected release of Q2 results on August 31.
... More